健康控制点信念与心血管反应性中的种族和性别差异。

Race and sex differences in health locus of control beliefs and cardiovascular reactivity.

作者信息

Wilson D K, Williams Z L, Arheart K, Bryant E S, Alpert B S

机构信息

Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298.

出版信息

J Pediatr Psychol. 1994 Dec;19(6):769-76. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/19.6.769.

DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/19.6.769

PMID:7830216

Abstract

Examined the effects of race, sex, health locus of control (HLC), and the interactions of these variables on cardiovascular reactivity in 214 children. Participants completed the Multidimensional HLC scales for children. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured at rest and during a reactivity task. Black boys had significantly higher scores on the powerful others (external HLC) subscale (p < 0.01) than white boys and girls. Furthermore, black boys showed greater systolic blood pressure reactivity when they were low on internality (vs. high) as compared to the other race-sex groups. Social and cultural factors may explain these differential findings across race and sex.

摘要

研究了种族、性别、健康控制点（HLC）以及这些变量的相互作用对214名儿童心血管反应性的影响。参与者完成了儿童多维HLC量表。在静息状态和反应性任务期间测量收缩压和舒张压。黑人男孩在“有影响力的他人”（外部HLC）子量表上的得分显著高于白人男孩和女孩（p < 0.01）。此外，与其他种族 - 性别组相比，当黑人男孩的内控性较低（相对于较高）时，他们表现出更大的收缩压反应性。社会和文化因素可能解释了这些跨种族和性别的差异结果。